Year Sterling (millions) 1997-12-31 46023 1998-12-31 48652 1999-12-31 60567 2000-12-31 78765 2001-12-31 90017 2002-12-31 103556 2003-12-31 131313 2004-12-31 134317 2005-12-31 171899 2006-12-31 204121 2007-12-31 244758 2008-12-31 271815 2009-12-31 312510